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Why Join?

The American Academy of Religion (AAR), with some 9,000 members, is the world’s largest organization serving teachers, scholars, and other professionals in the field of religion. AAR members are affiliated with institutions of higher education, and are also media and publishing professionals, clergy, independent scholars, high school teachers, and non-profit community workers. The professional diversity of the AAR’s membership reflects the substantial and growing role religion plays in the lives of individuals and communities as well as social, political, and economic events worldwide.

Membership in the AAR provides you with a spectrum of opportunities to both enrich your professional life and contribute to the field.

Connect with scholars in the field by attending the Annual and Regional Meetings at deep discounts.

Answer the urgent call from journalists, public policy makers, and your fellow citizens who rely on our community to foster the public understanding of religion.

Gain access to AAR print and online publications like the Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JAAR), Religious Studies News (RSN),Reading Religion (RR), In the Field, and the monthly e-bulletins for the latest scholarship and news.

Receive Member Discounts on more than a dozen academic journals and book publishers, including Oxford University Press.